Heidi Ellison
Les Années Fauves
Summer Escapade with the Wild Beasts
A visit to this year’s summer exhibition at the famed Pierre Gianadda Foundation in Martigny, Switzerland, makes a great weekend escape from Paris. The show celebrates the high-color Fauve movement, which, strictly speaking, had its heyday from 1905 to ’08. … Read More
Paris Update Events 31.07.2023
Through August 10 A night at the zoo The baboons and jaguars stay up late for the Nocturnes du Parc Zoologique de Paris, on Thursday evenings through August 10. Events for the kiddies, a bar for the adults. Parc Zoologique … Read More
Paris Update Events 24.07.2023
July 28 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Le Processus de Paix, directed by Ilan Klipper L’Arlequin, Paris Through July 29 Music festival Popular La Villette venue Cabaret Sauvage presents its Festival d’Été, with concerts of world music fit for … Read More
Paris Update Events 17.07.2023
July 18 Visiting American dance companies The FUSA Fringe Festival presents the Althea Dance Company & Ariel Rivka Dance. Fondation des Etats-Unis, Paris July 20 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Betty Blue, directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix. Luminor, … Read More
Paris Update Events 10.07.2023
Through July 9 Women composers The Festival Un Temps pour Elles showcases works by women composers, performed in châteaux and other prestigious sites. Various locations, France July 12 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents L’amour et les Forêts, … Read More
Paris Update Events 03.07.2023
July 3 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Jeanne du Barry, directed by Maïwenn. Panthéon, Paris Through July 5 Cheap Cinema See first-run films for €4 in participating cinemas during the Fête du Cinéma. Various locations, Paris Through July 8 … Read More
Degas in Black and White & Manet/Degas
Beyond Ballet and Bathing Women
Is there anything new to say about Edgar Degas? Anything produced by one of the best-known 19th-century French artists, so famous for his paintings and pastels of ballerinas and horses, that we haven’t already seen over and over? It turns … Read More
SAaM Restaurant
Asian Flavors Meet Western Favorites
Long gone are the days when Asian food in Paris was nearly always standardized and dumbed down. In the last couple of years, the number of creative, high-quality Asian places has grown at a dazzling pace, whether they be Chinese, … Read More
Martial Raysse: Recent Works
Courage, Martial!
Martial Raysse is a grand old man of the French art world, remembered fondly by his compatriots for his early work as a member of the Nouveaux Réalistes movement, when he beat Andy Warhol to the Pop Art scene. And … Read More
Paris Update Events 26.06.2023
July 1 Balloons with gifts For the Grand Jardin Culturel, 3,500 balloons take to the air, each containing a gift of a ticket to a museum, performance, etc., yours for the taking if you get there early enough. Starts at … Read More